I’ve been hearing a lot about “hidden agendas” and “conflict of interest” lately. I’ve been accused of dealing with these “challenges” on a daily basis with my corporate peers, but I’d like to keep them to an absolute minimum in this beautiful little town, as they usually don’t lead to anything good. Now, as far…

Wealth is not something most people understand. They’re active? Is it money? Is it having many houses that pay you rent? Than. Us. Land. It is? Now that you’re completely stumped, let’s work in reverse. Let’s say a rich guy who owns a bunch of houses that he rents out loses everything in a month….

Finding a workers’ compensation lawyer is a difficult task. Finding a qualified and experienced attorney is an even more difficult task. After sustaining a broken wrist on the job, I learned that workers’ compensation is a specialty and that I was embarking on a search for a specialist In his field. This realization wasn’t exactly…

Typically, this agreement entered into by the buyer stipulates that payment must be made within 30 days. In recent years, the tremendous increase in the use of credit cards, issued by financial institutions to their customers, has done much to simplify these accounting transactions. Banknotes, although not widely used anymore, are still important in wholesale…

When it comes to real estate investing, particularly residential real estate, you are more likely to fall in love with a real estate asset than other, less tangible asset classes (bonds, stocks, pensions, etc.). Many people fall for toxic properties that look good to the eye or feel good to the ego. But these kinds…

Are paid online surveys a scam? This question has two parts. The first part are market research companies that have been in business since the 1920s. When the Internet came along in the 1990s, it transformed the industry into more of an online presence. Before the Internet, companies used market research firms to use surveys…

There has been a debate about the change from GAAP to IFRS in the United States for many years. It is not yet clear whether convergence or harmonization is the way to go with accounting standards, but there are many benefits and drawbacks to the change. IFRS have advantages, such as the ease of doing…

If you haven’t yet discovered the value of strategic business alliances, now is a good time. Either capital or non-capital. There are so many options and types of strategic alliances that will help entrepreneurs bring their products to market and start their businesses. All you have to do is be creative, open your mind and…

Managing or supervising your private music studio can really be quite a challenge as it requires enough knowledge, skill and experience to work the way you want and expect. You also need a dose of patience, discipline, determination, and a desire to meet educational goals and objectives toward academic excellence. Therefore, it has to be…